A simple version of guitar solo on Banks of the Ohio

Basic bluegrass guitar strums

We have set the date for the associations’ 2008 annual party.

Date: Aug 8-10, 2008

Location: Forrest Flatts in Turah (take the Turah exit and look for the signs)

This year the association will provide the steaks.  Dinner will be a potluck. I think. Please post your comments here if this isn’t right.

Like last year, we’ll have some great giveaways.  This is our big party of the year and a great time to get to know your fellow members and enjoy the rewards of membership in the Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association.

Saturday, April 12, 2008 marked our 9th year of getting together in the spring to perform. This years lineup:

2008 Festival Line-up

12:00-12:30 Kids In Bluegrass
12:35-1:05 Chester Rudyard And Mullan Road
1:10-1:40 Blue To The Bone
1:45-2:15 Three Rivers Bluegrass
2:20-2:50 Bill And Verna Molenda And Friends
2:55-3:25 Leftover Biscuits
3:30-4:00 The Accousticals
4:05-4:35 Wise River Mercantile
4:40-5:10 The WheelWrights
5:15-5:45 Mike And Tari Conroy And Friends
5:50-6:20 Pinegrass
6:25-6:55 Too Hot Too Handle
7:00-7:30 New South Fork
7:35-8:05 Will Williams And Gravel Road
8:10-8:40 Darby Sireens
8:45-9:15 Gravely Mountain Boys
9:20-9:50 Ramblin‘ Rose
9:55-10:25 Black Mountain
10:30-11:00 Greg Boyd and Friends

All of the bands sounded great this year. We just keep getting better year after year.

We all headed over to the American Legion and jammed together into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Lots of folks stayed over and camped there. The jamming was great.

Here’s a little snipet of Rebecca in the kitchen that night (for some reason my camera doesn’t seem to pick up the bass, sorry)

If you were at the Annual Meeting last Saturday you saw a demonstration of this blog.   In the next couple of weeks this will become the MRBA website at www.mtbluegrass.com.   If you have any suggestions for additions or changes to this blog please post a comment here or email the Webmaster

Thanks for stopping by to read and contribute to our BLOG. This will be the spot for Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association members to share the stories and what not. Nothing profound, just a bunch of us who share a common interest in playing and listening to bluegrass music.

We do require that you register to post your comments on this blog. When registering you’ll need to give us your email address. This will not be published on the blog. It’s only used for administrative purposes in maintaining the blog.

MRBA members can become authors on this blog by sending a request to mrba@mtbluegrass.com

Terms: You are welcome to post your respectful comments. All comments are subject to moderation.